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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the airspace of kabul, and they are doing bad things . mr. abdul latif nazari, deputy minister of economy of afghanistan, had asked them last year, and in this question , i wanted to know how the economic situation of afghanistan has been in the past two years . a fake and false economy that was decorated with the mask of a free market, but in reality it was a mafia process based on drugs and crime, and the foundations and foundations of the economy had been articulated . it was one of the indicators of the economy . internationalization of shatab unit of the world bank is impressive. yes, mr. mousavi
a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the...
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if the united states was to leave afghanistan, afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years and the afghan people had been there all this time. the fact is that the afghanistan government right now, we are not in a state to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force right now, at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources and we have but for us to be able to extract the minerals to pay for our army and police and for our states democracy, we duty basically the support from the united states and other international partners. just recently like a couple of weeks ago in washington, we had a couple of mining agreements that was signed between afghanistan and american companies to be able to extract those minerals out of afghanistan. the level of export in afghanistan has increased significantly because of the -- what the president was able to negotiate and other countries exporting products to india, europe, and china. basically, afghans are trying and they know the
if the united states was to leave afghanistan, afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years and the afghan people had been there all this time. the fact is that the afghanistan government right now, we are not in a state to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force right now, at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources and we have but for us to be able to extract the minerals to pay...
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science to afghanistan . we must use these capacities that have been created, especially considering the problems caused by the ukraine war. regarding transimon, we are talking about disconnecting the railway line and creating a consortium from the private sector , as you said very well, using the capacities of the private sector is on the first agenda of the representative office, and we are talking about rail in afghanistan and its development by creating a rail concession. as far as the wakhan corridor to china , we are pursuing the issue of connecting the chabahar line to china we are following up on milk and from milk to kandha, which are all infrastructure issues, and we have also come to a mining sector consortium, the presence of our own private sector in the mining sector of afghanistan by creating this consortium, which includes 13 large companies, means especially in the steel sector , we strengthened the steel to use the mineral capacities , especially the iron ore of afghanistan and issues
science to afghanistan . we must use these capacities that have been created, especially considering the problems caused by the ukraine war. regarding transimon, we are talking about disconnecting the railway line and creating a consortium from the private sector , as you said very well, using the capacities of the private sector is on the first agenda of the representative office, and we are talking about rail in afghanistan and its development by creating a rail concession. as far as the...
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afghanistan. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the rules of procedure, i invite the representative of afghanistan to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration over item two of the agenda. i would like to warmly welcome his excellency the secretary-general gutierrez and would like to give him the floor. excellency, you have the floor. secretary-general gutierrez: your excellency, the world is following the events in afghanistan with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about what lies ahead. all of us have seen images in real time, chaos, unrest, uncertainty, and fear. much life is in the balance. the progress, the hopes, the dreams of a generation of young afghan women, men, girls, and . we are asking the taliban to exercise the utmost restraint to protect lives and make sure humanitarian needs can be met. it has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. the capital city has seen a huge influx of people from provinces ar
afghanistan. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the rules of procedure, i invite the representative of afghanistan to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration over item two of the agenda. i would like to warmly welcome his excellency the secretary-general gutierrez and would like to give him the floor. excellency, you have the floor. secretary-general gutierrez: your excellency, the world is following the events in...
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jobs around afghanistan. it's very tricky especially for women because first of all we need jobs for the afghan people. actually we do have job opportunities with the development project. we have job opportunities for some other companies where they are only coming to work for short-term and afghanistan by the same time we need a sustainable job at creating and establishing and developing the mining their in order to export promotion for jobs and afghanistan. as far as women finding a job i have a personal experience especially when we were implementing a youth project so in 2013 people implemented the project for the first time. we have trained them in different sect errs in finance, marketing, h.r. and finally we understand that most of them want to work in the back office. they never want to work as a marketing person and it's a challenge from the beginning because they didn't know that. the women love to work in the back office rather than a marketing so then we decided to have everything before we select
jobs around afghanistan. it's very tricky especially for women because first of all we need jobs for the afghan people. actually we do have job opportunities with the development project. we have job opportunities for some other companies where they are only coming to work for short-term and afghanistan by the same time we need a sustainable job at creating and establishing and developing the mining their in order to export promotion for jobs and afghanistan. as far as women finding a job i...
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strategy in afghanistan. the committee heard from former u.s.b ambassadors to afghanista and pakistan as well as afghanistan's former interior minister. tennessee senator bob corker chairs the foreign relations committee. >> foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here and certainly all of our committee members. i think in lieu of reading my normal opening statement, i just want to make a general statement. and that is that yesterday we had a classified briefing. what we hear in classified briefings about the direction and signals and all the things that are occurring in afghanistan directly contradict some of the rosy public statements that are made about what is happening within the country. i think it's actually alarmingw to go to a classified session and then to hear reports about thosef?f;?ju(uáárjjr' the armed services committee itself. so, with that backdrop, i just want to say to each of you, all of usñ94Ñ obviously want our na to be successful. in
strategy in afghanistan. the committee heard from former u.s.b ambassadors to afghanista and pakistan as well as afghanistan's former interior minister. tennessee senator bob corker chairs the foreign relations committee. >> foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here and certainly all of our committee members. i think in lieu of reading my normal opening statement, i just want to make a general statement. and that is that yesterday we had...
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afghanistan. if they sit down with the chamber of commerce, you not just hear about how many people are killed or how about the security is. people need to see the real afghanistan that is out there. it is going to take some time and some changes in procedure to allow americans better exposure to what the afghan people have to offer. >> i am is visiting scholar. >> from khuzistan. >> yes. -- from a news pakistan. >> is. -- yes. if you read articles in the united states and other countries, they expressed doubt about the achievable goals in afghanistan. how realistic are your goals? there is quite a complicated democratic and civil society within afghanistan. >> i do not expect the international community to come to afghanistan to build democracy in afghanistan. that is not part of the mission. the mission is to defeat terror. the mission is to prevent the imposition of terror and tyranny. it is not to build democracy. we do have to build a pluralistic society in afghanistan. that is what the afgha
afghanistan. if they sit down with the chamber of commerce, you not just hear about how many people are killed or how about the security is. people need to see the real afghanistan that is out there. it is going to take some time and some changes in procedure to allow americans better exposure to what the afghan people have to offer. >> i am is visiting scholar. >> from khuzistan. >> yes. -- from a news pakistan. >> is. -- yes. if you read articles in the united states...
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afghanistan. it was just weeks, weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2970 seven innocent souls, that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon, and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. promise that it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks planned from afghanistan. the objective was clear, the cause was just. supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous reon the board we are pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction that only the afghans had the right and respon
afghanistan. it was just weeks, weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2970 seven innocent souls, that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon, and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. promise that it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks planned from afghanistan. the objective was clear, the cause was just....
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in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on the threats we face today in 2021, not yesterday's threats. today, the terrorist threat has metastasized well beyond afghanistan. somalia, the arabian peninsula, isis attempting to take root in syria and iraq. these threats warrant our attention and are -- our resources. we conduct counterterrorist missions in mobile countries were we don't have permanent military presence. if necessary, we will do the same in afghanistan. we have developed counterterrorism over the rise in capability that will allow us to keep
in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on...
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in afghanistan.for too long our strategy inafghanistan has been lose . meanwhile, the risk to american afghan forces has only grown worse as the charge threat has intensified. the caliban has grown more legal and it is territorial control and inflicted heavy casualties onafghan forces. in october, the taliban lost multiple concurrent offenses , seriously threatened for provincial capitals, while afghan forces for the us support successfully defended those capitals. the taliban seized the initiative, kept the pressure on afghan forces and captured new ground. in afghanistan as we have seen elsewhere around the world, as america has pulled back, vacuums have opened up and be in and filled by more of our enemies. al qaeda and the hook on a network continued to threaten our interest in afghanistan and beyond. isis is trying to carveout another safe haven from which it can plan and execute attacks. randall is reportedly arming and funding the taliban. as if the situation were not complicated enough, russi
in afghanistan.for too long our strategy inafghanistan has been lose . meanwhile, the risk to american afghan forces has only grown worse as the charge threat has intensified. the caliban has grown more legal and it is territorial control and inflicted heavy casualties onafghan forces. in october, the taliban lost multiple concurrent offenses , seriously threatened for provincial capitals, while afghan forces for the us support successfully defended those capitals. the taliban seized the...
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afghanistan's a country. at least thousands of years old we have been around as a formidable country. we have shown our our our our our strength in our mental. already in iran creating to add to the soviet union included to the to to to to britain three times included and americans should recognize that as where our poverty is should not be seen as a request by the americans and they should allow afghanistan to be a place of cooperation here i would ask the russia the russia the same thing that their intention should focus on returning afghanistan to a competent of environment and to a movement to peace well the present this is part of a larger problem of conflict resolution is the fact that it's seen as a competitive felt for him to gain or lose influence rather than solve problems you've seen so many futile talks what makes you believe want to stay in your believe in it in the. south fullness of any negotiations especially given that those countries that are involved in those negotiations they haven't resol
afghanistan's a country. at least thousands of years old we have been around as a formidable country. we have shown our our our our our strength in our mental. already in iran creating to add to the soviet union included to the to to to to britain three times included and americans should recognize that as where our poverty is should not be seen as a request by the americans and they should allow afghanistan to be a place of cooperation here i would ask the russia the russia the same thing that...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of region including russia so wonderful our product in war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a vision of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution your vision or solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors who we have. being working through dewormed sure sure our neighbors the presence of new to a life force in afghanistan for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country and so far we have kept out reassuring gordon what we need to have a regional cooperation as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with washington and with teh
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of region including russia so wonderful our product in war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a vision of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution your vision or solution for it will be...
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questions in afghanistan. russian or other neighbors didn't well i know that they have begun to do something. it's a bit late it's quite late but we supported we need. a concerned voice we need questions to be raised really someone to ask questions and to do something or you know as we say in russia better late than never but this latest efforts on on the part of russia to get more involved in the diplomatic talks surrounding afghanistan do receive certain pushback from the united states and the u.s. state department specifically says that this recent consultations organized by moscow seemed to be a unilateral russian attempt to assert influence in the region despite the fact that there were senior officials from a dozen countries present do you think the americans still fill in tie told to afghanistan as their sort of privileged zone of influence well they may feel that way but that's wrong nobody should feel intitled to a privileged position of afghanistan afghanistan as a country. at least thousands of year
questions in afghanistan. russian or other neighbors didn't well i know that they have begun to do something. it's a bit late it's quite late but we supported we need. a concerned voice we need questions to be raised really someone to ask questions and to do something or you know as we say in russia better late than never but this latest efforts on on the part of russia to get more involved in the diplomatic talks surrounding afghanistan do receive certain pushback from the united states and...
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by afghanistan as we develop. and it is extremely important at giving the afghans who were maybe thinking about leaving and those who have left to be able to return because they feel there are opportunities for them in their own country. you would know and everybody knows that there is no better place than home. that is where you feel comfortable. that is where your family is. that is where your friends are and that is where you feel you are not a foreigner. you belong at home. and we want to make sure that afghanistan has those opportunities for our people so they could come back. that is why we are negotiating peace deals so those not in afghanistan or worried about the security there or the lack of opportunities to come back from the larger refugee populations in pakistan and iran as well as those who may be outside. and also those are -- those are the people who are going to build our country, people who have study aded -- studied abro or in the united states or europe where they had the opportunity to learn s
by afghanistan as we develop. and it is extremely important at giving the afghans who were maybe thinking about leaving and those who have left to be able to return because they feel there are opportunities for them in their own country. you would know and everybody knows that there is no better place than home. that is where you feel comfortable. that is where your family is. that is where your friends are and that is where you feel you are not a foreigner. you belong at home. and we want to...
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i'm a correspondent from afghanistan. i'm not talking is a woman in afghanistan. as long as i have remembered, there are reasons that afghanistan is not civilized. you have talked about pakistan. the pakistan government is not honest regarding afghanistan. what is the new policy of the united states to solve this problem. i want to ask president hamid karzai, as well. [speaking farsi] thank you. >> i know you will translate that for us. [laughter] he is very good. [laughter] president hamid karzai and i have in the past met with the pakistani president. t, as well as their teams and emphasized to pakistan but fact that our security is intertwined. i think there has been, in the past, a view on the part of pakistan that their primary rival, india, was their only concern. i think what you have seen over the last several months is a growing recognition that they have a cancer in their midst, that the extremist organizations that have been allowed to congregate and use as a base the frontier areas to then go into afghanistan, that that now threatens pakistan's soverei
i'm a correspondent from afghanistan. i'm not talking is a woman in afghanistan. as long as i have remembered, there are reasons that afghanistan is not civilized. you have talked about pakistan. the pakistan government is not honest regarding afghanistan. what is the new policy of the united states to solve this problem. i want to ask president hamid karzai, as well. [speaking farsi] thank you. >> i know you will translate that for us. [laughter] he is very good. [laughter] president...
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afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave, and they have lots of interest for doing journalism. we are working with our colleagues from different places from afghanistan, and every day has stories. my country is full of stories, but all of this leaves us heartbroken. so now, it's very good that afghan media is working and trying to -- the people of afghanistan. >> maybe i will go to you next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in pre-taliban rule. >> thank you for having me, elizabeth, and i think the national press corps for hosting this discussion. to say that there are struggles ahead of afghan media and journalists right now, that is an understatement. if you know about how the nature of afghan media war was before the country last year, you would pretty much know the difference. but, for the record, nearly half the media outlets have closed down. as the reporters without borders put it, more than 60% of journalists from afghanistan are lost. t
afghanistan. i'm sure they are very brave, and they have lots of interest for doing journalism. we are working with our colleagues from different places from afghanistan, and every day has stories. my country is full of stories, but all of this leaves us heartbroken. so now, it's very good that afghan media is working and trying to -- the people of afghanistan. >> maybe i will go to you next, talk a bit more about how media freedom in today's afghanistan compares to reporting in...
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. 15 deployments to afghanistan. and the rangers are key in our counterterrorism mission in afghanistan going forward. you're exactly right about the abrams charter and in fact in working with president ghani, we have worked closely on how to leverage the excellence that we have seen in the afghan security forces, after began special forces and leverage that for the good of the rest of the army. so one of the hallmarks of the four-year road map which we are working together on is to increase the size of the afghan special forces. these these unit -- because these units have proven so effective on the battlefield. we can't produce these units overnight, as you well know, ma'am, it takes years to grow a special operations soldier, a ranger a commando. so we are embarked upon a plan where they are recruiting more commandos now and we are expanding those units one company at a time so that in the four years we have gained by the warsaw summit, we will almost double the number of special forces units. when we couple that
. 15 deployments to afghanistan. and the rangers are key in our counterterrorism mission in afghanistan going forward. you're exactly right about the abrams charter and in fact in working with president ghani, we have worked closely on how to leverage the excellence that we have seen in the afghan security forces, after began special forces and leverage that for the good of the rest of the army. so one of the hallmarks of the four-year road map which we are working together on is to increase...
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in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we also had covid-19 pandemic worldwide and that affected the health workforce in any country whether it's in north or in west i mean whether it's in in global north or global west. so we we i know my colleagues physicians healthcare providers who have been died because of the covid-19 infection so that was another burden on on health professionals so but but also the supply when you cannot provide regular salaries when you cannot provide continued training when when there's no job prospect career development oppo
in afghanistan. so what has happened is the the impact of the policies in the last two years has greatly affected healthcare provision in terms of the supply side but also in terms of the demand side in terms of the supply side we know that many educated people have had to leave the country and of course the healthcare professionals are not outside that cohort so we have a health workforce shortage. we used to have a health workforce shortage but with the brain drain that has become severe. we...
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afghanistan. >> my name is maria and from afghanistan. >> thank you all for being here. we welcome you to the bay area. one of the things that's interesting, we'll finally get answers about the people of the afghanistan. if there was something you wanted to tell the people in this area about afghanistan, what would you tell them. >> afghanistan culture is over 5,000 years. there are traditional issues if society. the culture is very, very different than afghanistan culture. afghanistan is an islamic country. i can just imagine culture in the united states. >> before we come to the united states -- when we come, we see different things, different culture, different communication. it was amazing for us. i think this is very different. >> i think we have -- one is the gem culture. we have a different culture. there's a culture that belongs to that state. so we also have differents -- differences, about the holidays, about the food. >> talk about gender issues. we know in your community, in your nation, women and men have responsibilities, but sometimes they're different tha
afghanistan. >> my name is maria and from afghanistan. >> thank you all for being here. we welcome you to the bay area. one of the things that's interesting, we'll finally get answers about the people of the afghanistan. if there was something you wanted to tell the people in this area about afghanistan, what would you tell them. >> afghanistan culture is over 5,000 years. there are traditional issues if society. the culture is very, very different than afghanistan culture....
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interests in afghanistan. since may of this year, development and humanitarian partners have sustained three separate attacks by the taliban that resulted in loss of life and injury of staff. these are senseless attacks on people who have dedicated their lives to improving afghanistan's future. usaid extends our condolences to the families of the deceased and we hope for a fast recovery to those who have been wounded and we echo secretary pompeo's call for the taliban to stop attacking civilians. this week's attack by the taliban on energy infrastructure in the bagram province cut electricity to 12 afghan provinces including power to kabul's industrial parks. we are glad to hear this morning that power is being restored and we're happy to note that the usaid constructed the power plant is providing immediate backup supply of energy as intended for critical uses including hospitals and the kabul airport. this morning there's also news of an attack that damaged a hospital. attacks on civilians as well as project
interests in afghanistan. since may of this year, development and humanitarian partners have sustained three separate attacks by the taliban that resulted in loss of life and injury of staff. these are senseless attacks on people who have dedicated their lives to improving afghanistan's future. usaid extends our condolences to the families of the deceased and we hope for a fast recovery to those who have been wounded and we echo secretary pompeo's call for the taliban to stop attacking...
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afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders admitting they did not have a plan, they did not know what they were doing. all of these failures and mistakes, i think a lot of them felt betrayed. they know a lot of their buddies were killed. they are saying, for what? they are a lot of them were glad that the real stories coming out because a lot of them had, from their viewpoint, from their corner of afghanistan where they were serving, many of them saw that things were not going well even though they were doing their level best to follow a strategy that may be did make a whole lot of sense. but they were trying,
afghanistan, the war in afghanistan was seen as a war of self-defense. after the 9/11 hijackings, everybody understood why we were going to war in afghanistan. it was an attack to go after al qaeda. a lot of protests in the street. people supported our troops going over there. our troops really, you know, many of their volunteered. they enlisted. they thought that it was their duty to serve and protect their country. these people that served their, they read their leaders, their commanders...
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anything about afghanistan. everybody talks about iraq. everybody talks about syria. we have twice as many troops in afghanistan as syria. it is where we were attacked from and we don't say anything. if you could explain that to me i would be happy but let's go to the next question. >> my name is dominique. i have no affiliation. you made a statement that is troublesome to me. you made a comment saying afghanistan has the most islamic constitutions. how do you interpret that? sh sh sharia law? >> it may be the version of sharia -- it is not the strictest interpretation but our constitution is based on sharia and it has been for the past 15 years. >> but you signed a whole variety of international human rights agreements, laws. >> absolutely. it is not to say that sharia is not complying with human rights. it is complying with that and that has been our constitution since it was formed 15 years ago. >> but also the constitution, if i remember, has some good careful wording about based an sharia law but it is not
anything about afghanistan. everybody talks about iraq. everybody talks about syria. we have twice as many troops in afghanistan as syria. it is where we were attacked from and we don't say anything. if you could explain that to me i would be happy but let's go to the next question. >> my name is dominique. i have no affiliation. you made a statement that is troublesome to me. you made a comment saying afghanistan has the most islamic constitutions. how do you interpret that? sh sh sharia...
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there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i was working with -- until the last day of june in this year, and now i am working at a private club in washington, d.c. to take a break for a few months, maybe one or two years, and then i want to focus on my education. but i will be back and be back with a strong and better idea about afghanistan, about the freedom of expression and about journalists in afghanistan. talking about the media, fair dealing with their colleagues, they still continue working. that is what i am planning to do for the next few months to the next few years, but we can talk about
there are a lot of stories and afghanistan -- in afghanistan. if you think about the current situation in afghanistan, always see is poverty, always he is the -- all we see is the taliban, who is trying to kill the freedom of expression in afghanistan, and the people who are suffering under this situation. our job is to tell the story of these people. and for the future -- if i am talking about my plans, right now, currently,, and trying to learn more of what i learned in the past few years. i...
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afghanistan, 16 years of u.s. combat in afghanistan. significant u.s. investment of our blood and treasure. and we are finding out that it is much harder to make peace than war, which is something that we always know is a challenge. all of us condemn the recent carnage that was caused by the insurgents and terrorists in the attack last month. and we very much are committed to ending the violence in afghanistan. but the question is, what is the u.s. policy as it relates to resolving long-term peace in afghanistan? mr. chairman, i note president trump's comment to the united nations security council, and here i think we're finding conflicting messages as to what the u.s. policy is in afghanistan. the president set, we don't want to talk to the taliban, we're going to finish what we have to finish. what nobody else has been able to finish, we are going to be able to do it. well, that raises the question as to whether the president believes that this is a military-only operation, which i certainly disagree with. i notice that one day after the president's r
afghanistan, 16 years of u.s. combat in afghanistan. significant u.s. investment of our blood and treasure. and we are finding out that it is much harder to make peace than war, which is something that we always know is a challenge. all of us condemn the recent carnage that was caused by the insurgents and terrorists in the attack last month. and we very much are committed to ending the violence in afghanistan. but the question is, what is the u.s. policy as it relates to resolving long-term...
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i millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to afghanistan all the afghans who were doused for. around the world came back to afghanistan the economic development of galveston was was much better doing despaired at the presence of the need to in the united states was illegitimate and accepted by the international community and russia was part of that decision in the security council to send the forces to afghan so this is an entirely different question but when you speak of capacity building the american presence has brought us capacity building in economic and educational and social sectors to serve its presence in afghanistan at the time brought us capacity in military build up. they did very well with us when the soviet union lift afghanistan afghanistan had more than four hundred fifty planes of all types helicopters fighter jets and a great capacity and thousands of times in armored vehicles so induct spoke the soviet union was a formidably strong strong ally and it also trained towels and thousands of afghan in different walks of life there ame
i millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to afghanistan all the afghans who were doused for. around the world came back to afghanistan the economic development of galveston was was much better doing despaired at the presence of the need to in the united states was illegitimate and accepted by the international community and russia was part of that decision in the security council to send the forces to afghan so this is an entirely different question but...
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mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and his briefing, as well as the ambassador and mr. isaczai for his remarks. the situation in afghanistan is extremely serious. over the last few weeks, amidst an ongoing violent conflict, the national security and defense forces of the country collapsed almost in their entirety. over the last 24 to 48 hours, the leadership of the central government has disintegrated. the country and its population are now facing a multilayered crisis of very significant proportion. suffering and hardship because of violent conflict, drough
mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and...
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pledged not to interfere in the politics in afghanistan and pledged to support afghanistan's process. they began to turn to other avenues to protect their interest in it and i think we saw the unraveling between the states, between the nations and between people. so, what does that tell us looking forward? i agree with the keynote speaker and the panelists that there are enormous achievements and especially heading towards an election that is going to be respected. but looking beyond that democracy isn't just about one day of elections that they years in between. it's not just about 1 liter. it's about the team of leaders and if we look at the countries around the world that have transitioned successfully from the conflict in from the difficult regime to better governance that this has opened the lette liver by a group of l. i had the pleasure to introduce some of them around the world and it is about a great man, sometimes a great woman, but it's always been about a team of people that work together across geographic boundaries or ethnic or religious boundaries, so one of the key qu
pledged not to interfere in the politics in afghanistan and pledged to support afghanistan's process. they began to turn to other avenues to protect their interest in it and i think we saw the unraveling between the states, between the nations and between people. so, what does that tell us looking forward? i agree with the keynote speaker and the panelists that there are enormous achievements and especially heading towards an election that is going to be respected. but looking beyond that...
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lead responsibility for afghanistan's future. we will meet these objectives in three ways. first, we will pursue a military strategy that will break the taliban's momentum and increase afghanistan's capacity over the next 18 months. the 30,000 additional troops that i'm announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010, the fastest possible pace, so that they can target the ininsurgency and secure key population steps. they'll increase our ability to train confident afghan security forces and to partner with them so that more afghans can get into the fight. and they will help create the conditions for the united states to transfer responsibility to the afghans. because this is an international effort, i've asked that our commitment be joined by contributions from our allies. some have already provided additional troops and we're confident that there will be further contributions in the days and weeks ahead. our friends have fought and bled and died alongside us in afghanistan. and now we must come together to end this war
lead responsibility for afghanistan's future. we will meet these objectives in three ways. first, we will pursue a military strategy that will break the taliban's momentum and increase afghanistan's capacity over the next 18 months. the 30,000 additional troops that i'm announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010, the fastest possible pace, so that they can target the ininsurgency and secure key population steps. they'll increase our ability to train confident afghan security...
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afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the american -- the past administration, those of us who are involved in this kind of policy discussion owe it to our publics to explain to them the nature of the problem that we are dealing with, how difficult it is going to be to overcome it and why a long-term commitment is essential in afghanistan and more broadly throughout the region. and see if we can't do a better job of being more efficient in how we are applying what is much reduced but a considerable amount of resources to dealing with the problems in afghanistan and the region. we
afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the...
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countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to women and human rights, they are not up to scratch. what they do it when it comes to eliminating women's rights is they invest that time and energy on changing the economy or the security situation, trying to redefine a foreign relations policy, the situation would be different. but since they have taken over, they have issued 28 decrees eliminating women's freedom, from access to school, to work, to access to resources. which is sad. moving forward, i think the taliban are in a different kind of relationship with the regional
countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to...
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countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to women and human rights, they are not up to scratch. what they do it when it comes to eliminating women's rights is they invest that time and energy on changing the economy or the security situation, trying to redefine a foreign relations policy, the situation would be different. but since they have taken over, they have issued 28 decrees eliminating women's freedom, from access to school, to work, to access to resources. which is sad. moving forward, i think the taliban are in a different kind of relationship with the regional
countries using afghanistan. my concern would be that it may get out of afghanistan and put global security at risk. when it comes to the settlement, the doha agreement was signed and i went to talk with the taliban. i have realized they are not the same taliban with whom we work engaged -- we were engaged before. they have expedited the war. we have started negotiations and they have started the war, attacking cities, like in october 2020. this was against the commitment. when it comes to...
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two, encouraing unity among afghanistan leaders on the islamic republic of afghanistan side. three, sustaining military, political and economic support for the islamic republic of afghanistan. four incentivizing the taliban to reduce violence, accelerate negotiations for a political settlement and agree to a comprehensive and permanent cease-fire. five, strengthening our cooperation against terrorism with countries in the region through enhanced monitoring and response capabilities. and six, promoting economic activity trade and development between central asia, afghanistan and south asia. mr. chairman, the taliban face a fundamental choice between two very different futures. they can embrace a negotiated path to peace, make the transition from a violent insurgency, to a political movement, and be part of a nation that enjoys respect in the global community. but if they pursue a military takeover, they will face isolation, regional and international opposition, sanctions, and our and our allis' support for afghan security forces will continue. we appreciate qatar's hosting of
two, encouraing unity among afghanistan leaders on the islamic republic of afghanistan side. three, sustaining military, political and economic support for the islamic republic of afghanistan. four incentivizing the taliban to reduce violence, accelerate negotiations for a political settlement and agree to a comprehensive and permanent cease-fire. five, strengthening our cooperation against terrorism with countries in the region through enhanced monitoring and response capabilities. and six,...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and he will pay the ultimate price -- and you will pay the ultimate price. let me be clear. we will continue to support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid. we w
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism in afghanistan. getting a terrorist and stopping attacks. it morphed into a counterinsurgency. nationbuilding. trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and united afghanistan. something that has never been done over many centuries of afghan's history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop...
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terrorist forces in afghanistan. the hasty withdrawal is likely to have provided opportunities for various terrorist organizations to make a comeback. we hope the security of the airport can be guaranteed. the evacuation of relevant personnel can proceed smoothly and all parties concerned can strength and coordination to jointly prevent a new terrorist attack. afghanistan must never become the birthplace for terrorism or the distribution of the center of terrorism again. this is the bottom line that afghanistan must adhere to in any future political settlement. it is hoped the taliban will earnestly fulfill their commitments and completely cut ties with all terrorist organizations. in resolutely cracking down on international terrorist forces such as the islamic state, al qaeda, countries should follow international laws and security council resolutions so as to prevent terrorists from gathering in afghanistan. on the issue of counterterrorism, there must not be double standard or selective approach. mr. president. t
terrorist forces in afghanistan. the hasty withdrawal is likely to have provided opportunities for various terrorist organizations to make a comeback. we hope the security of the airport can be guaranteed. the evacuation of relevant personnel can proceed smoothly and all parties concerned can strength and coordination to jointly prevent a new terrorist attack. afghanistan must never become the birthplace for terrorism or the distribution of the center of terrorism again. this is the bottom line...
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troops in afghanistan. in the coming months we will withdraw our troops responsibly, deliberately, and safely with nato allies and operational partners. we have made it clear to the taliban if they attack us as we draw down, we will defend ourselves forcefully. we will reconfigure our counterterrorism capabilities to ensure our ability to monitor and address terrorism threats emanating from afghanistan. we will maintain assets in the region and will continue to work closely with afghan security forces and regional partners. we will hold the taliban accountable to their commitments to prevent al qaeda or any other terrorist group from using afghanistan as a base for attacks against us. if the terrorist threat emerges, we will be ready. even as we withdraw our military forces we will continue our diplomatic support for the peace process and urge all party, afghans and international stakeholders, to remain focused on securing a political settlement and permanent cease-fire. it is time for all concerned to aban
troops in afghanistan. in the coming months we will withdraw our troops responsibly, deliberately, and safely with nato allies and operational partners. we have made it clear to the taliban if they attack us as we draw down, we will defend ourselves forcefully. we will reconfigure our counterterrorism capabilities to ensure our ability to monitor and address terrorism threats emanating from afghanistan. we will maintain assets in the region and will continue to work closely with afghan security...
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military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in afghanistan and what's going on. >> we're just past midnight. about six hours ago, one of the leading tv stations broke the news. many immediately denied that. i heard from one afghan pishl that in fact presidential palace staff were asked to go home around about midday sparking rumors that there may be some sort of vip visit. as you say, he's been to bagram. and of course now on to the presidential palace in kabul where they should sign the partnership agreement. >> nick, stand by. gloria borger is with me. as we look at the video com
military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in...
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forces will begin leaving afghanistan in the summer of 2011. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is at west point tonight and, chip, with more than 900 americans killed in eight years of war and a cbs news poll showing only 38% of the public approves of the president's handling of afghanistan, there is a lot on the line tonight. >> reporter: there really is, katie. it's going to be enormously difficult for him to turn the american people around on this. he himself has said "you can't fight a war without the support of the american people." so it's going to be a real uphill battle. and the white house understands it's not going to take one speech. he's not going to be able to knock this out of the ballpark here and turn public opinion around. it's going to take a long time and people are going to have to be convinced that this is not going to be an open-ended commitment. so the real core of his speech here is speed. it's going to be quick getting the troops in and quick getting them out, katie. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of
forces will begin leaving afghanistan in the summer of 2011. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is at west point tonight and, chip, with more than 900 americans killed in eight years of war and a cbs news poll showing only 38% of the public approves of the president's handling of afghanistan, there is a lot on the line tonight. >> reporter: there really is, katie. it's going to be enormously difficult for him to turn the american people around on this. he himself has said...
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and ceo of afghanistan dr. abdullah abdullah in iran intense and passionate complains, such is the need to end corruption taking the actions that would build transparency into government. and guaranteeing support for the impartialed rule of law. campaigns became forums for public debate. more than 7 million afghans turned out to the polls, but 38% of the were cast by women, many of whom never had the chance previously to speak politically with their own voice. [ applause ] >> there's no denying that the election was hard fought but in the end we chose the politics of unity over the politics of division. the national unity government brings together all parts of the country to make the government the arena where disputes arise and result. dr. abdullah and myself may not initially agree on every issue, but we both believe deeply that spirited debate will produce better outcomes than will confrontational stalemate. we not only work together. we like working well together. [ applause ] >> afghanistan contrary to wh
and ceo of afghanistan dr. abdullah abdullah in iran intense and passionate complains, such is the need to end corruption taking the actions that would build transparency into government. and guaranteeing support for the impartialed rule of law. campaigns became forums for public debate. more than 7 million afghans turned out to the polls, but 38% of the were cast by women, many of whom never had the chance previously to speak politically with their own voice. [ applause ] >> there's no...
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troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if anybody wanted to pay attention, i served in afghanistan for five years. i lost count. we had a constant stream of punk than's and journalists parachuting in. they could've interviewed anyone. on the record come off the record. -- on the record, off the record. this just did not fit the narrative sold at the time. i would just comment that if you are defeatist, you do not belong in the military. our job, optimism is a force multiplier. our job is not to critique policy or whatever, our job is to make things happen, to
troops from afghanistan. host: this is from leesburg, virginia, we hear from rick on the line for democrats. hello. caller: yeah, i know your reporter has been on this before a long time so i won't tell him anything he doesn't already know, but to the extent he suggests to your listeners or his readers that what he is saying is a scoop or news is a little disingenuous, trying to sell a narrative, maybe one that did not sell well a year or two ago. cigar has been writing about this for years. if...